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Drum Set Notation in Finale
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Welcome to Drum Set Notation in Finale!
In this lesson, we'll see how to use Finale's powerful features for creating drum notation. You'll be able to make drum parts that conform to the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) standard of drum notation, and other styles, too, and learn to set the correct stem directions and noteheads for whatever style of notation you are using. You'll also learn to play back your work with the appropriate sounds.
This lesson was created using Finale 2004 for the Macintosh. The PC version works just the same, though the screen layout will differ slightly. Nearly all the features are the same in Finale 2003, as well, and some go back even farther, to earlier versions.
You will get the most out of this lesson if you already know the basics of using Finale. You should know how to create new documents, add new staves, and enter notation using both Speedy Entry and Simple Entry. Ideally, you should have a MIDI keyboard in your setup, which you can use to enter notes.
To learn the basics of Finale, you can take the Finale Basics course and/or get
Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation. To learn how to use Finale in greater
depth, take Finale for Composer and Arrangers.
By the end of this lesson, you will learn to:
understand and use the PAS standard for drum set notation use Finale's automated drum-set staff creation tools enter notation in two voices per staff, with stems going opposite directions use custom noteheads to indicate cymbals and drums use some of the special notation features used by drummers, such as
measure-repeat signs and rhythm notation create custom percussion maps relating MIDI notes to noteheads and staff
positions
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The PAS Standard
Finale uses the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) standard for drum set notation. There are three basic rules for this style of notation:
1. Drums (snare, tom-tom, bass drum) are written using regular noteheads. Cymbals (ride, crash, hi-hat) are written using X noteheads.
2. Instruments played with the hands (snare, tom-tom, regular hi-hat) have stems pointing upward. Instruments played with the feet (bass drum, hi-hat foot) have stems pointing downward.
3. Each instrument of the kit is assigned to a specific line or space.
Here is how the most common instruments are notated:
At Berklee, we have found that there are other conventions for drum notation in common use. For example, many drummers prefer these variations from the PAS standard, and in fact, this is what we teach in our arranging classes.
As an arranger, it is important that you be able to use the correct notation for whatever convention is accepted wherever you are working, and for whoever is your client. To keep things simple, we will begin by using Finale's default settings for where the notes are placed on the staff. Then later, we will see how to change Finale's default behavior so that you can customize it to whatever your preference may be.
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Adding a Drum-Set Staff
The easiest way to add a drum-set staff to an existing score is by using the Setup Wizard. You can use this when you create your document or when you add a new staff. Let's try it now, adding a new staff to an existing score, which you can download here.
This score has staves for melody, guitar, keyboard, and bass. Let's add a drum-set part.
1. Select the Staff tool. 2. Choose Staff-New Staves (with Setup Wizard) to invoke the Wizard. 3. Choose Drums in the left column, then Drum Set, in the middle column, and then click Add. Notice
that "Drum Set" is added to the right-hand column. Then click Finish.
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Adding a Drum-Set Staff
Your score now has a drum staff, with the appropriate clef, notation preferences, and drum mappings. It's ready for you to add your music. Add some notation to the new drum staff, using a MIDI keyboard, and Finale will try to choose the appropriate notehead, as we'll see.
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Stems Up and Down
Drum notation differs from other notation in two primary ways. First, drum set notation is written with two "voices"

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